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Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for NWSL club OL Reign and the United States national team.[2]

Alana Cook
Personal information
Full name Alana Simone Cook[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 OL Reign
Number 4
Youth career
The Pennington School
Match Fit Academy Colchesters
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Stanford Cardinal 93 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 21 (0)
2020 → OL Reign (loan) 0 (0)
2021– OL Reign 38 (0)
National team‡
2013 United States U17
2014–2016 United States U20
2017–2019 United States U23 3 (0)
2019– United States 19 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  United States
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2022

Early life


Born in Worcester, Massachusetts and raised in Worcester and Far Hills, New Jersey,[3][4][5] Cook attended The Pennington School, a boarding school in Pennington, New Jersey, where she helped guide the varsity soccer team to regional and state titles.[6][7] She was named 2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year and 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year.[6]

Twice named NSCAA Youth All-American,[8] Cook played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game and earned Best XI honors.[6] She played club soccer for Match Fit Academy Colchesters and won the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title with the team.[9]

Cook began representing the United States on its youth national teams as a teenager.[6]


Stanford Cardinal


Cook attended the Stanford University from 2015 to 2018 where she earned a degree in symbolic systems and was a four year starter for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team. She captained the team in her final two seasons. She was named Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2018.[6]


Club career



Paris Saint-Germain, 2019–21


In January 2019, Cook elected to forgo the 2019 NWSL College Draft despite her first round draft grade[10] and instead chose to pursue opportunities in Europe, signing a three-year deal with French Division 1 Féminine team Paris Saint-Germain.[11]


OL Reign (loan), 2020

On June 16, 2020, Cook joined OL Reign on a short-term loan for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[12]


OL Reign, 2021–


On June 7, 2021, OL Reign signed Cook to a three-year contract with an option for an extra year on a permanent transfer from PSG.[13]

During the 2021 season, Cook was a starting defender in all 20 matches of the regular season.[2] The Reign finished in second place during the regular season with a 13–8–3 record.[14] After advancing to the NWSL Playoffs, they were eliminated by eventual champions Washington Spirit.[15] Cook was named to the league's Best XI.[16]

In 2022, Cook helped OL Reign finish in first place during the regular season winning the NWSL Shield.[2][17]


International career


Cook is a former United States youth international having captained the United States U17s. She first made the jump to the U20 level in 2014 and the U23 level in 2017.[18] She later captained the United States U23s in 2019.[19][20]

Cook is eligible to represent England because of her British father, and she received her first senior international call-up in September 2019 as a training player for England's friendlies against Portugal and Brazil.[21]

Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019.[22]


Career statistics



Club


As of October 2, 2022[2][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]ContinentalOther[lower-alpha 2]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 D1F 300010—40
2019–20 D1F 50204000110
2020–21 D1F 130004100171
Total 210209100321
OL Reign (loan) 2020 NWSL —30——30
OL Reign 2021 NWSL 190——10200
2022 NWSL 19071—00261
Total 3801010010491
Career total 5901219110812
  1. Includes Coupe de France and NWSL Challenge Cup.
  2. Includes Trophée des Championnes and NWSL Playoffs.

International


As of match played November 10, 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 201910
202000
202130
2022150
Total190

Honors


Stanford Cardinal
Paris Saint-Germain
OL Reign
United States U23
United States

Individual


References


  1. "National team roster – 2022 Concacaf W Championship: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 8, 2022. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. Alana Cook at Soccerway
  3. "Alana Cook". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. "OL REIGN SIGN USWNT DEFENDER ALANA COOK THROUGH 2023 SEASON". OL Reign. June 7, 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. "Alana Cook". newjerseyhills.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. "College career". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. Theivam, Kieran. "The lowdown on Alana Cook, the 22-year-old American called up by Phil Neville to train with England". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. "Pennington School senior Alana Cook named to Youth Girls All-America Team". nj.com. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. Athletics, Stanford. "Stanford women's soccer signs top class of six recruits". www.paloaltoonline.com.
  10. "2019 NWSL Mock Draft: Rounds 1 & 2 | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  11. "Alana Cook signs a three-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. "OL REIGN SIGN DEFENDER ALANA COOK". OL Reign. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  13. "OL REIGN SIGN USWNT DEFENDER ALANA COOK THROUGH 2023 SEASON". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  14. "2021 National Women's Soccer League". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  15. "OL Reign season ends with stunning 2-1 home playoff loss to Washington Spirit". The Seattle Times. November 14, 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  16. "NWSL Announces the Winners of Mastercard Inaugural 2021 Best XI Awards". National Women's Soccer League. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  17. Vertelney, Seth (3 October 2022). "Alana Cook sent Midge Purce $10 for helping OL Reign win the NWSL Shield". MSN. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  18. "U.S. U-23 WNT set for back-to-back training camps in Oregon, Florida". Soccer Wire. March 21, 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  19. "U-23 WNT OPENS LA MANGA TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN WITH 1-0 WIN AGAINST SWEDEN". US Soccer. April 12, 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  20. "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
  21. "PHIL NEVILLE NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR MATCHES AGAINST BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL". Football Association. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  22. "VLATKO ANDONOVSKI NAMES 24-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER FOR FRIENDLIES AGAINST SWEDEN AND COSTA RICA". US Soccer. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  23. "Alana Cook Stats". FBref.com.
  24. Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  25. Vertelney, Seth (October 3, 2022). "Alana Cook sent Midge Purce $10 for helping OL Reign win the NWSL Shield". USA Today. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  26. "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2-1 Win over Louisville". King 5. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  27. "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022.
  28. Das, Andrew (July 19, 2022). "U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics". The New York Times.
  29. Rantz, Susie (November 17, 2021). "Three OL Reign players named to NWSL Best XI". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  30. "NWSL Announces Winners of Mastercard Best XI Awards". NWSL Soccer. November 3, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.


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Alana Simone Cook (Worcester, 11 aprile 1997) è una calciatrice statunitense, difensore dell'OL Reign e della nazionale statunitense.


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